Something About Me

Location: Cedar City, Utah

Dress: Oleg Cassini

Photo Credit: Studio West Photography- Karl Hughs (Cedar City, Utah)

For the last several years I have found myself captivated by wedding trends. I wouldn't call myself a fashionista or trendsetter, but as new styles arise I like to find out where they stem from and why they have become popular. I often get asked for tips and advice from friends and family members about their own weddings, so I thought it was only natural to put my degree to good use and start writing about something I truly enjoy.

Now why did I decide to title this blog "Type A" Wedding and Events? Let me tell you a little about me... I'm a control freak. Ask anyone in my family. I am the symmetrical, color coordinated, centered, and scheduled type of person. I make a plan to make a plan and it seemed only fitting to call this new venture "Type A". Also, I felt OCD was a little too negative.

As a little girl I never planned every intricate detail of my wedding. With my parents both accounting for 50% of the 50% divorce rate, I thought the sanctity of marriage was, well... a joke. I didn't have an idea of what my dress would look like, what flowers I would put in my bouquet, and I didn't have a reoccurring dream with a mystery man standing at the alter. I guess you could have called me a cynic.

As I got older and started dating I would think about the future here and there, but when I found my husband and as we got engaged, it was time to buckle down and really figure out what I wanted. This is where I found my passion. I began to research venues, pick out colors, and look for styles and themes I thought were "me". For the first time in my life I was excited to think about my wedding and really began to plan. 

I learned very quickly that every bride has a different style. What I wanted was completely different than what my mother had always pictured for me. It was different that what my sister had planned for her wedding, and different from what I would do now.

There really is something out there for everyone. Whether you are on budget or money is not an object there is something out there to make your day special. It may be big and grandiose, or just the little touches that really make your day unique. 

Salt Lake City, LDS Temple

August 10, 2011

Photo Credit: Studio West Photography- Karl Hughs (Cedar City, Utah)